crock

¹crock

noun \ˈkräk\

Definition of CROCK

1

: a thick earthenware pot or jar

2

[from its formation on cooking pots] dialect : soot, smut

3

: coloring matter that rubs off from cloth or dyed leather

4

: bunkum —usually used with a <the story in the paper is a crock>

Origin of CROCK

Middle English, from Old English crocc; akin to Old English crūce pot, pitcher, Middle High German krūche

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with CROCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok

²crock

verb

Definition of CROCK

transitive verb

1

: to put or preserve in a crock

2

dialect : to soil with crock : smudge

intransitive verb

: to transfer color (as when rubbed or washed) <a suede that will not crock>

First Known Use of CROCK

1594

³crock

noun

Definition of CROCK

1

: one that is broken-down, disabled, or impaired <so many old…crocks with one foot in the grave — Angus Wilson>

2

slang : a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic

Origin of CROCK

Middle English crok; akin to Low German krakke broken-down horse

First Known Use: 1528

⁴crock

verb

Definition of CROCK

transitive verb

: to cause to become disabled

intransitive verb

: break down

First Known Use of CROCK

1839

crock

noun \ˈkräk\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CROCK

slang : a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic